Penholder.



1110. 878,784.l PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908. I T. N. GOPPB..

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODOR N. GOFFE, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

PENHOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TH-EoDoRE N. GoFFE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springeld, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to penholders, and has for its object to provide a suitable guide or guard to enable an ordinary pen to be used for ruling, without the danger of blotting or smearing usually attendant upon the use of an ordinary pen for ruling in connection with a straight edge such as that of a ruler.

The attachment is so constructed that it may be advanced for use, or retracted to inoperative position, when desired.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of thepen provided with the attachment. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. l-. Fig. 4 is an under side view `of the pen.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the body of the penholder reduced at the lower end to receive the barrel 7 containing the plug 7 a, between which the ordivvanced'or projected the rod extends down within the pen point and is slightly offset, on the left hand side, from the middle line thereof, so that the lower end of the rod is located in position tocontact with the edge Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Tune 18. 1907. Serial No. 379.549.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

of a ruler when the pen is used for ruling. This prevents the pen point from touching the edge of the ruler and consequently prevents the escape or flow of'ink from the point onto the ruler. When the rod is retracted, it is withdrawn within the body of the penholder and does not interfere with the use of the pen in the ordinary way. The rod will be made to work sufliciently tight in the groove to hold it in either position. The device is capable of cheap production, because it does not call for any modification of an ordinary penholder, except the grooving of the body and the placing of the rod therein.

' It will be found particularly useful for bookkeepers and accountants who have need to frequently chan e their pen from an ordinary pen to a ru ing pen. With the present device, this can be done instantly by a simple movement of the thumb of the hand holding the penholder.

The rod can be quickly placed or removed by slipping and springing it into or out of the rear end of the groove. The upper end of the barrel forms a stop to limit the advance of the rod, since the finger piece will strike against the barrel when the rod is advance to proper position.

I claim:

A penholder having a barrel on the lower end thereof, a bored plug in the barrel, a

body with a groove communicating with the bore in the plug, and a -rod slidable up and down in said groove and bore, with its lower THEODORE N. GOFFE.

Witnesses:

G. D. KIRBY, J B. DoDsoN. 

